RE: [APML] Film is not dead

["Lane, Jason R" <jason.lane@navy.mil>]

Hi all,

I just wanted to add to this thread that the local astronomy club folks were absolutely fascinated when I happened upon their star party and set up with them to do some astrophotography back in November.  My little LX90 and Olympus OM-1 got about the same amount of attention as the huge 18" Dobsonian that was out there as well.  Everyone seemed very impressed that I was doing film shots.  I happily explained the setup and equipment (thus making it inevitable that I either left the camera set on 1/60s or forgot to pull the flip mirror on the OAG out of the way).  Maybe I got a couple of people excited enough about it to try it.

So regardless of what S&T thinks, film isn't dead and is still very cool and impressive even to the average amateur astronomer..at least the ones around where I live. :)

Cheers,
Jason

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]
> > On
> > Behalf Of Wei-Hao Wang
> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 5:08 PM
> > To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> > Subject: Re: [APML] Film is not dead
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wonder if this is because the readers don't send
> film images to S&T any
> > more or because the editors are trying to select
> digital images as much as
> > possible.
> >
> > The situation in the other side of the world is
> somewhat different from
> > that
> > on S&T.  In Japanese magazines, about half of the
> pictures are still film
> > ones, including a few TP images every month.  I
> have to say, film images
> > from Japan are really exciting.
> >
> > Wei-Hao
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:46:34 -0500, Chris Cook
> <ccook@cape.com> wrote:
> >> Funny, I was going to post the same thing Scott.
> >>
> >> Also, just take a look at the March & April
> Gallery sections.  Not one
> >> film shot in the bunch.
> >> SBIG and Canon should be quite happy with all the
> advertising though.
> >> ;-')
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >
> > --
> >
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